Dr. Dougherty, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor in ESOL/bilingual education at Western Oregon University, where she served in the Division of Education and Leadership for 17 years. Dr. Dougherty holds a doctorate in educational leadership with a concentration in ESOL/bilingual education from George Fox University. She has over twenty-five years of experience serving as an educator in ESOL/bilingual education in K-12 settings and higher education institutions in the state of Oregon. Dr. Dougherty is active on multiple grant projects and committees that support multilingual learners in a variety of ways, including coaching ESOL, bilingual, and dual language educators to promote multilingual learner success through high-quality instructional practices. Her research interests include translanguaging, dual language programming, language development through an integrated approach, culturally sustaining clinical experience practices, and diversity/equity/inclusion work.